Fitzgibbon said the new facility would be more energy efficient and a safer place to work. “It will ensure we can meet our customers’ needs both now and into the future.”
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Oji Fibre Solutions Chief Operating Officer of Packaging Grant Fitzgibbon says the new automated site will ensure customers’ needs both now and in the future. Oji Fibre Solutions has been operating in Christchurch for 50 years and has experienced a significant increase in demand for their corrugated boxes because of the e-commerce boom Covid-19 has created. There was also an increase in demand from customers shifting away from plastic packaging, Fitzgibbon said.
Technology companies are being lured to Christchurch and could pump millions of dollars into the local economy.
A world-leading self-automated transport company is proposing shifting all its offshore manufacturing from China to Christchurch – a move forecast to bring $20 million to the local economy each year. HMI Technologies executive chairman Mohammed Hikmet said Covid-19 had made it difficult to manufacture the technical components of its intelligent transport systems offshore. It was now looking to shift its company and manufacturing to Christchurch.
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HMI Technologies is looking to move offshore manufacturing of their Ohmio self-automated vehicles shown here at Christchurch Airport to Christchurch, injecting over $20 million into the economy.